Radical cyclopolymerization of dimethacrylates bearing rigid adamantane-like core derived from naturally occurring myo-inositol

Dimethacrylates with rigid adamantane-like cores were synthesized from myo-inositol orthoester via a sequence of (a) acylation or silylation of the equatorially oriented hydroxyl group, followed by (b) attachment of methacrylate groups on the axially oriented hydroxyl groups. The radical homopolymerization of these compounds proceeded via cyclopolymerization without crosslinking, as the two axially oriented methacrylate groups were fixed in close proximity with each other. The dimethacrylates underwent radical copolymerization with methyl methacrylate (MMA) to afford the corresponding polymethacrylates, exhibiting high glass transition temperatures (T_g), due to the introduction of the rigid orthoester moieties originating from the monomers and the macrocyclic structures formed via intramolecular cyclization of the two methacrylate groups of the monomers. The polymers obtained by polymerization of the dimethacrylate bearing a silylated hydroxyl group served as precursors of hydroxyl-bearing polymers, which also exhibited high T_g due to the formation of a hydrogen bonding network between the hydroxyl groups.     

Combining Spontaneous Polymerization and Click Reactions for the Synthesis of Polymer Brushes: A “Grafting Onto” Approach

Two novel benzofulvene monomers bearing propargyl or allyl groups have been synthesized by means of readily accessible reactions, and were found to polymerize spontaneously by solvent removal, in the apparent absence of catalysts or initiators, to give the corresponding polybenzofulvene derivatives bearing clickable propargyl or allyl moieties. The clickable propargyl and allyl groups were exploited in appropriate click reactions to develop a powerful and versatile “grafting onto” synthetic methodology for obtaining tailored polymer brushes.     

Effect of Butyl α-Hydroxymethyl Acrylate Monomer Structure on the Morphology Produced via Aqueous Emulsion Polymerization-induced Self-assembly

Polymerization-induced self-assembly(PISA) is an efficient and versatile method to afford polymeric nano-objects with polymorphic morphologies. Compared to dispersion PISA syntheses based on soluble monomers, the vast majority of emulsion PISA formulations using insoluble monomers leads to kinetically-trapped spheres. Herein, we present aqueous emulsion PISA formulations generating worms and vesicles besides spheres. Two monomers with different butyl groups, n-butyl(n BHMA) and tert-butyl(t BHMA) α-hydroxymethyl acrylate, and thus possessing different water solubilities were synthesized via Baylis-Hillman reaction. Photoinitiated aqueous emulsion polymerizations of n BHMA and t BHMA employing poly(ethylene glycol) macromolecular chain transfer agents(macro-CTAs, PEG45-CTA, and PEG113-CTA) at 40 °C were systematically investigated to evaluate the effect of monomer structure and solubility on the morphology of the generated block copolymer nano-objects. Higher order morphologies including worms and vesicles were readily accessed for t BHMA, which has a higher water solubility than that of n BHMA. This study proves that plasticization of the core-forming block by water plays a key role in enhancing chain mobility required for morphological transition in emulsion PISA.     

Novel poly(ethylene glycol) monomers bearing diverse functional groups

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) mono methacrylate ester (MAPEG) has been used, through a variety of reactions, to form several novel monomers, bearing both a polymerizable handle and various functional groups. These new compounds may be conjugated to biomolecules via amine, acid, or thiol moieties or they may form dendrimers via the epoxide. In addition, polymerization of these monomers may result in functionalized nanoparticles and microparticles or coatings, thus altering the acid‐base or electrochemical properties of surfaces and particles. Full synthetic considerations, including interesting intermediates, are reported. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2010     

超支化聚硅碳烷-g-环糊精聚合物刷的合成与表征

通过硅氢加成反应和核多步法聚合合成出超支化聚硅碳烷(HBP),并对其端基进行了硅氢化、羟基化和酰氯化三步改性得到大分子引发剂HBP-Cl;再用其引发甲基丙烯酸N,N-二甲氨基乙酯(DMA)进行原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP),得到超支化聚硅碳烷-g-聚甲基丙烯酸N,N-二甲氨基乙酯(HBP-g-PDMA),最后将单-6-碘代β-CD通过离子键固载到PDMA链上,得到超支化聚硅碳烷-g-环糊精聚合物刷(HBP-g-PDMA-β-CD).采用FTIR、1H-NMR、13C-NMR、29Si-NMR对其结构进行了表征,利用凝胶渗透色谱/多角度激光光散射(SEC/MALLS)联用仪和激光粒度分析仪研究了其高分子的精细结构,并通过元素分析研究了固载时间对β-CD固载量的影响.     

In situ formation of new crosslinking agents from acrylate derivatives and bisepoxides

The synthesis of several newly available diacrylate crosslinking agents derived from hydroxy functional acrylates and bisepoxides is described. These crosslinking agents are synthesized via the acid catalyzed addition of hydroxyl-containing acrylate monomers to bisepoxides derived from bisphenol-A and its hexafluoropropyl analog. These materials are generated in an excess of the acrylate monomer and the reaction mixtures are then converted directly to highly crosslinked materials. The alcohol functional monomers include hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and the butyl and ethyl esters of (α-hydroxymethyl)acrylic acid. The latter are especially interesting for several reasons. First, they are readily available through the addition of the corresponding acrylate to formaldehyde. Second, these monomers react with the bisepoxides to give all-ether-linked connecting groups, in conrast to HEMA which yields a molecule with both ether and ester linkages between the two acrylate units. Third, the monomers are very different in solubility from HEMA and the polymers display very different chemical and physical properties. For example, while the crosslinked HEMA polymers are swellable in water, those of the (α-hydroxymethyl)acrylates are insoluble in water but swellable in organic solvents such as chloroform. All monomers, crosslinking agents, and crosslinked polymers were characterized by FT-IR, solution or solid state ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy, and thermal analysis.     

Radical polymerizations of two stereoisomeric trimethacrylates with rigid adamantane‐like cores from naturally occurring myo‐inositol

Two stereoisomeric trimethacrylates, T1 and T2 , which share a common adamantane‐like rigid core, were synthesized from naturally occurring myo‐inositol, and their radical polymerization behaviors were investigated. For the synthesis of T1 , myo‐inositol was converted to triol 1 , bearing one equatorial hydroxyl group and two axial hydroxyl groups, by orthoesterification, which was used as a precursor. For the synthesis of T2 , 1 was converted to triol 2 , bearing three axial hydroxyl groups, which was used as a precursor. Investigations on the radical polymerization of T1 and T2 , which potentially accompanies the cyclopolymerization of the axially oriented methacrylate moieties, revealed significant differences between the two. (1) The polymerization of T1 affords networked and thus insoluble polymers PT1 , while that of T2 affords less crosslinked and thus soluble polymers PT2 . (2) The amount of residual methacrylate moieties was larger in PT2 than in PT1 . (3) PT2 had higher thermal stability than PT1 , though PT2 contained a larger amount of unreacted methacrylate moieties. These tendencies were successfully correlated with the difference in cyclopolymerization efficiency between the polymerizations of the two monomers. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018 , 56, 1743–1748     

Facile design of degradable poly(β‐thioester)s with tunable structure and functionality

The synthesis of a range of linear biodegradable poly(β‐thioester)s, PBTs, via hexylamine‐catalyzed thiol‐ene Micheal additions between a variety of diacrylate and dithiol monomers is described. Molecular weights up to 12,000 g mol^?1 are obtained for this new class of polymer materials. PBTs featuring very different chemical and mechanical behavior are obtained on the basis of seven diacrylate and three dithiol monomers. Polar PBTs are synthesized based on ethylene glycol‐containing monomers in an environmentally friendly solvent. Furthermore, PBTs containing urethane units in the main chain are obtained, providing access to an isocyanate‐free polyurethane polymerization method. The thiol‐ene addition approach can also be used to couple polystyrene oligomers synthesized from a bifunctional trithiocarbonate reversible addition fragmentation transfer agent. In this way, PBTs featuring polystyrene segments as well as diacrylate segments are produced. In general for these step‐growth polymerizations, by tuning the stoichiometric monomer ratio, a desired end group functionality can be quantitatively introduced into the PBT, which is demonstrated via soft ionization mass spectrometry analysis. As an example, alkyne end groups have been built in, giving access to use these materials in modular polymer design strategies. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2014 , 52, 178–187     

一种以聚酰亚胺为主链的分子刷合成及表征

以自制的侧基含溴的聚酰亚胺为大分子引发剂,2,2'-联吡啶/氯化亚铜为催化体系,通过原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)反应,引发甲基丙烯酸三氟乙酯(TFEMA)和甲基丙烯酸2-(三甲基硅氧基)乙酯(HEMA-tms)共聚,制备了以聚酰亚胺为主链的分子刷,聚酰亚胺-接枝-聚(甲基丙烯酸三氟乙酯-共-甲基丙烯酸2-(三甲基硅氧基)乙酯),(PI-g-P(TFEMA-co-HEMA-tms)).对其中甲基丙烯酸2-(三甲基硅氧基)乙酯进行水解得到侧链含羟基的聚酰亚胺分子刷(PI-g-P(TFEMA-co-HEMA)),最后通过羟基与氯磷酸二乙酯反应,得到含亚磷酸酯基团的聚酰亚胺分子刷(PI-g-P(TFEMA-co-HEMA-P)).利用核磁共振氢谱(1H-NMR)、红外等方法,表征了所合成分子刷的结构.利用示差扫描量热法(DSC)、热失重分析(TGA)研究了聚合物分子刷的热性能.根据TGA计算出的分子刷组成与1H-NMR计算结果能较好的吻合.     

Polymerization of oligo(ethylene glycol) (meth)acrylates: Toward new generations of smart biocompatible materials

Monomers composed of a (meth)acrylate moiety connected to a short poly(ethylene)glycol (PEG) chain are versatile building‐blocks for the preparation of “smart” biorelevant materials. Many of these monomers are commercial and can be easily polymerized by either anionic, free‐radical, or controlled radical polymerization. The latter approach allows synthesis of well‐defined PEG‐based macromolecular architectures such as amphiphilic block copolymers, dense polymer brushes, or biohybrids. Furthermore, the resulting polymers exhibit fascinating solution properties in aqueous medium. Depending on the molecular structure of their monomer units, non linear PEG analogues can be either insoluble in water, readily soluble up to 100 °C, or thermoresponsive. Thus, these polymers can be used for building a wide variety of modern materials such as biosensors, artificial tissues, smart gels for chromatography, and drug carriers. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 3459–3470, 2008     

Formation of antifouling functional coating from deposition of a zwitterionic-co-nonionic polymer via “grafting to” approach

We develop a new process for the preparation of synergistic antifouling functional coatings on gold surfaces via a “grafting to” approach. The strategy includes a synthetic step of polymer brushes that consist of poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) and zwitterionic side chains via a typical reversible-addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization process, and a subsequent deposition of the polymer brushes onto a gold substrate. The presence of PEG and zwitterion chains on these polymer brush-coated gold surfaces has been proved to have a synergistic effect on the final antifouling property of the coating. PEG chains lower the electrostatic repulsion between zwitterionic polymer chains and increase their graft density on gold surfaces, while zwitterionic polymer effectively improves the antifouling property that is offered by PEG chains alone. Protein adsorption and cell attachment assays tests are conducted to confirm that this copolymer layer on gold surface has a pronounced resistance against proteins such as Bovine serum albumin and Lysozyme. Importantly, the antifouling property can be systematically adjusted by varying the molar ratio of PEG to zwitterionic chains in the final coating copolymer.     

Preparation of Designer Resins via Living Free Radical Polymerization of Functional Monomers on Solid Support

Merrifield resin is converted to a solid-supported free radical initiator by reacting with the TEMPO-Na. Heating TEMPO-methyl resin with a variety of functionalized styrene and acrylate monomers gives larger resin beads via living free radical polymerization. We have coined the term Rasta resin to describe resin beads prepared in this fashion. The process can be described as a solvent-free suspension polymerization. It is particularly well suited for preparation of resin beads from monomers which contain electrophilic groups that would be destroyed upon suspension polymerization in water. Rasta resins have a novel macromolecular architecture wherein long straight chain polymers bearing reactive functional groups emanate from the phenyl groups of a cross-linked polystyrene core. With judicious choice of co-monomers and polymerization strategy, the solvent affinity, loading capacity, and distance of functionality from the cross-linked core may be controlled giving beads with properties that are tailored to specific uses as synthesis supports and scavenging resins.     

Linear Polymers from Diene Monomers by the Cyclic Polymerization Mechanism. XI. Polyphosphonium Salts via Cyclopolymerization

A wide variety of diunsaturated phosphonium salts have been synthesized in order to determine whether or not such structures undergo cyclopolymerization. As intermediates for these monomers, a number of previously unreported unsaturated phosphines have been prepared and characterized. Polymerization studies using a wide variety of free radical initiating conditions led to polymers in those cases which were predicted to undergo cyclopolymerization leading to five-, six-, or seven-membered rings with one exception. The properties of the polymers are consistent with the cyclopolymerization mechanism. The conversion of poly(diallyldiphenylphosphonium bromide) to polfidiallyldiphenylphosphine oxide) offers additional evidence for cyclopolymerization. Di-3-butenyldiphenylphosphonium bromide, a monomer functionally capable of forming a polymer containing an eight-membered ring, did not polymerize. Divinylphenylphosphine was found to undergo copolymerization with acrylonitrile in accordance with the cyclo-copolymerization mechanism.     

Porosity control in high internal phase emulsion templated polyelectrolytes via ionic crosslinking

A series of novel macroporous materials based on poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)‐b‐sodium polyacrylate is synthesized via aqueous reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer polymerization in an oil‐in‐water high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) utilizing both covalent and ionic crosslinkers (PEG diacrylate and calcium diacrylate, respectively). Porosity is directly related to the calcium diacrylate content of the polyHIPE. Depth profiling XPS of pressed samples reveal the segregation of less polar substituents (PNIPAM, PEGDA) to the interface, whereas ionic components are located deeper within the continuous aqueous phase, primarily driven by ionic strength. This segregation of components stabilizes the internal‐continuous phase interface and results in decreased void diameter. Calcium diacrylate also forms ionic crosslinks in the polyHIPE material, resulting in increased interconnecting pore diameter due to volume contraction upon polymerization. Evidence of volume contraction is provided by the stress induced on PEG at the o/w interface by internally located calcium polyacrylate crosslinks, resulting in a decrease in XRD peak intensity. It is therefore proposed that calcium diacrylate is capable of modifying polyHIPE morphology via two separate mechanisms. Published 2016 1 . Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016 , 54, 2486–2492     

Bulk and surface modifications of polylactide

This article reviews various methods of modifying the bulk and surface properties of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) so that the polymer may be used as a drug carrier in a drug delivery system (DDS) and as a cell scaffold in tissue engineering. Copolymerization of lactide with other lactone-type monomers or monomers with functional groups such as malic acid, copolymerization of lactide with macromolecular monomer such as poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) or dextran, as well as blending polylactide and natural derivatives and other methods of bulk modification are discussed. Surface modifications of PLA-type copolymers, such as surface coating, chemical modification, and plasma treatment are described. Cell culture technology proves the efficiency of bulk and surface modification and the potential application of PLA in tissue engineering.     

Macromolecular brushes synthesized by “grafting from” approach based on “click chemistry” and RAFT polymerization

Well‐defined macromolecular brushes with poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM) side chains on random copolymer backbones were synthesized by “grafting from” approach based on click chemistry and reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. To prepare macromolecular brushes, two linear random copolymers of 2‐(trimethylsilyloxy)ethyl methacrylate (HEMA‐TMS) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) (poly(MMA‐co‐HEMA‐TMS)) were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization and were subsequently derivated to azide‐containing polymers. Novel alkyne‐terminated RAFT chain transfer agent (CTA) was grafted to polymer backbones by copper‐catalyzed 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition (azide‐alkyne click chemistry), and macro‐RAFT CTAs were obtained. PNIPAM side chains were prepared by RAFT polymerization. The macromolecular brushes have well‐defined structures, controlled molecular weights, and molecular weight distributions (M_w/M_n ≦ 1.23). The RAFT polymerization of NIPAM exhibited pseudo‐first‐order kinetics and a linear molecular weight dependence on monomer conversion, and no detectable termination was observed in the polymerization. The macromolecular brushes can self‐assemble into micelles in aqueous solution. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 443–453, 2010     

两亲性PS-b-PEG嵌段共聚物刷的合成及响应行为

利用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)和点击化学(Click)反应, 在硅基底上制备了聚苯乙烯-b-聚乙二醇(PS-b-PEG)两亲性嵌段共聚物刷. 首先, 利用ATRP方法在表面改性的硅片引发苯乙烯单体(St)的聚合, 得到PS-Br均聚刷, 然后通过叠氮化钠(NaN₃)将均聚刷末端功能化为PS-N₃, 再与炔基聚乙二醇甲醚(Alkynyl-PEG)发生Click反应, 得到PS-b-PEG嵌段共聚物刷. 通过X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和接触角测量仪表征了聚合物刷的表面化学组成和表面亲疏水性质, 证明在硅基底上接枝了嵌段共聚物刷. 用原子力显微镜(AFM)观察了PS-b-PEG嵌段共聚物刷在不同溶剂处理后的形态结构变化, 研究了其响应行为.     

交联剂分子量对高吸水性树脂性能的影响

通过丙烯酰氯对聚乙二醇的封端反应合成了一系列分子量不同、结构类似的交联剂———聚乙二醇二丙烯酸酯 (PEGDA) ,并用于聚丙烯酸高吸水性树脂的制备 .运用FTIR对PEGDA进行了分析 .吸水性能实验结果表明 ,交联剂的分子量越大 ,则高吸水性树脂的吸水倍率越高 ,吸水速率越大 ,而相对吸水速率降低 .同时 ,PEGDA与常用的交联剂N ,N′ 亚甲基双丙烯酰胺 (MBA)相比 ,前者制备的高吸水性树脂的吸水倍率远高于后者 ;线型可溶性聚合物及残留单体的含量 ,前者也低于后者     

可紫外光固化的超支化聚硅氧烷合成及固化研究

同线型聚硅氧烷聚合物相比，超支化聚硅氧烷聚合物具有低粘度、高反应活性和良好的相容性等特点，其中以制备超支化的聚硅氧烷基硅氧烷和聚烷氧基硅氧烷为主．对于超支化聚硅氧烷主要是以ABx（X=2～6）（其中A为双键，B为硅氢键）型单体为原料，在氯铂酸或Pt／C的催化下，通过硅氢加成反应一步制备，最终聚合物的端基（B）为硅氢键，而双键则完全反应，此外也可通过含不同数目烷氧基硅烷的水解缩合制备超支化聚硅氧烷．     

Immobilization of antioxidants via ADMET polymerization for enhanced long-term stabilization of polyolefins

Novel macromolecular antioxidants with multiple hindered phenolic antioxidant moieties along a linear, unsaturated olefinic backbone are prepared and their antioxidative ability in polypropylene (PP) blends is investigated. Firstly, α,ω-diene monomers bearing one alcohol functionality are prepared from 10-undecenoic acid, sourced from the renewable resource castor oil, and are subsequently coupled to hindered phenolic antioxidants to prepare antioxidant bearing α,ω-diene monomers. The preparation of macromolecular antioxidants is then described, via ADMET polymerization of the hindered phenol bearing monomers. Upon blending with polypropylene, the resultant blends show excellent antioxidative stabilization in comparison to commercially available antioxidants and thus represent promising additives for the long-term stabilization of polyolefins in extreme environments, for example in the construction of solar water heating systems.